The Theory Part I. 



•partiments comes from England^ and they are both cover'd 

 with Turfe However, in Gardens we ought to diftinguifli, 

 . and not -to life the Word indifferently for all that is Grafs- 

 -work, or improperly for other Parts of a Garden, as for 

 :large Flats of Grafs that are in Groves, unlefs they are funk 

 hollow, for 'tis nothing but the Sinking that makes it a 

 ;Bowling-'green, together with the Grafs that covers it. 



ABoWLiNG-GREEN is oiie of the moft agreeable Com- 

 ^partiments of a Garden, and, when 'tis rightly placed, no- 

 thing is more pleafmt to the Eye. Its hollow Figure covered 

 with a beautiful Carpet of Turf very fmooth, and of a live- 

 ly green, moft commonly encompaffed with a Row of tall 

 Trees, with Flower-bearing Shrubs, make a delightful 

 Compofition ^ befides the Pleafure it affords us, of lying a- 

 long upon its floping Banks, in the Shade, during the hot- 

 teft Weather. 



There are two Sorts of Bowling-greens, Plain, and 

 dompofed j the Plain are all Grafs-work, without any other 

 •Ornament i and the Compofed are deck'd with Trees, Pa- 

 lifades. Shrubs, and Box-work. One may alfo contrive, in 

 tlie Bottom of them, a Bafon, or fome Water-work, which 

 is an extraordinary Embelliihment. 



Their right and moft proper Situation is in a Place that 

 is open and uncover'd, becaufe Bowling-greens are no Hin- 

 drance to the Profped ^ neverthelefs, they may be placed in 

 the middle of Groves, as may be feen in the different Ex- 

 amples of the following Plate. 



The Bowling-green reprefented in the firft Figure, is 

 of a much more confiderable Extent than the others, and 

 may be placed at the End of a large Parterre, or to fill up a 

 great Space, that you would keep entirely open. 'Tis a 

 long Square, the four Diagonal Outlets of which are ter- 

 minated by four round Green-plots, where are placed the 

 Figures of the four Seafons. The Corners of the Bank are 

 rounded off, to <:ontinue the Circular-walk round the Grafs- 

 work^- and in the Bottom of the Bowling-green is made a 

 large Compartiment of Tvirf, which differs fufficiently from 

 the reft. All the Alleys are made by the Grafs-work only, 



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